Poetry reading at Book Trader is open to all

Ever since Susie Temple bought the Jackson Hole Book Trader three years ago, she’s imagined the space as a place to cultivate the literary community in a town so often defined by outdoor recreation.

“Literature is the bedrock of culture, and having a literary community is probably one of the most important things we can do,” Temple said. “But you have to have places to do that — we have a vibrant library, the Teton Literacy Center and the Center for the Arts, and I wanted to add a more intimate space to that list.”

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